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Kanō Hōgai (狩野 芳崖, February 27, 1828 – October 5, 1888) was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school.
Kanō Hōgai was a Meiji era Japanese artist of the Kanō school. As one of the last Kanō artists, he helped pioneer the nihonga art style with Hashimoto Gahō and art critic Ernest...
Hōgai began to aim for the creation of new Japanese painting incorporating techniques such as aerial perspective and bright contrast. “Merciful Mother Kannon” is his last work which he painted until 4 days before the death. The painting is famous as his masterpiece, and it is said that modernization of Japanese painting began from this work.
Japanese-style painter. Born in Yamaguchi, the son of a painter serving the Chofu Clan. He came to Edo and became a disciple of the Kobiki-cho Kano family in 1846. One of his fellows was Gaho Hashimoto.
Japanese visual arts. In Japanese art: Japanese-style painting. …two important late 19th-century painters, Kanō Hōgai and Hashimoto Gahō. Fenollosa had particular notions about the ways these traditional Kanō school painters could adapt their techniques in order to create a more exciting and, perhaps to Western eyes, a more marketable product.
Although Kano Hogai was considered one of the four great painters of the Kobikicho Kano School in the late Edo period, his encounter with Ernest Fenollosa, who wanted to reform traditional...
Kanō Hōgai (狩野 芳崖?, February 27, 1828 – November 5, 1888) was a 19th-century Japanese painter of the Kanō school. One of the last of the Kanō painters, Hōgai's works reflect the deep traditions of the school, but also at times show hints of experimentation with Western methods and styles.
